1. Commands, known as imperativos or mandatos, are used to tell someone what to do. You use formal commands with people you would address with usted and ustedes. Notice that the base for the imperative form is the first-person (yo) present tense and that the verbs have the opposite ending. (Add -e(n) for -ar verbs and -a(n) for -er and -ir verbs.) As in English, personal pronouns (tú, usted, ustedes, nosotros) are omitted with commands in Spanish. Negative formal commands are formed by placing no in front of the verb.

If it's spositive then the me, lo... goes after, if it's negative it goes before( after conjugating

• Notice that verbs that have a stem change or are irregular in the present follow the same pattern in formal commands.
  • Decore la sala.
  • Decorate the room.
  • No encienda las velas ahora.
  • Don’t light the candles now.

2. Infinitives that end in -car, -gar, and -zar have spelling changes.

3. The following verbs have irregular command forms:

4. Nosotros commands are the equivalent of the English Let’s and are used to make suggestions. These commands are very similar to formal commands.

• Pongamos las flores en la ofrenda.
• Let's put the flowers on the altar.
• Seamos respetuosos
• Let's be respectful. _
• Miremos el desfile.
• Let’s watch the parade.

5. The irregular verbs are similar in the nosotros form.

While vayamos can be used for both affirmative and negative commands, the present tense form vamos is often used for affirmative commands.

• Vayamos a la iglesia. / Vamos a la iglesia.